re: The pussification of America begins in elementary school

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It's like natural instincts have been brainwashed out of our kids nowadays. It's just sad.

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I agree. My son tells me that his teacher drills that kind of stuff into them all the time - talking about what they can/can't do, how they will get into trouble. I think that's part of it, he knows better than to get in trouble at school because of getting in trouble at home, too. Maybe that's why he is so adamant about not knocking the kid's block off.

Maybe it's time to have another real sit-down with him.

You have no idea how to raise a boy

He's told the teacher/principal. THey aren't going to stop it. They can't. They don't follow the bully 24/7, and bullies don't like when they get fussed b/c you tattled on them. Your solution is to only use words. Sometimes fist need to do the talking. That's a part of growing up as a little boy. How many little boys didn't get in a fight at some point in elementary school?

If the kid doesn't want to fight yet, i'd say go talk to the dad of the bully. If he's a dad worth a shite, he'll fix the problem. If not, then the kid's going to have to get in a fight. Only way it will stop is if they fight, or the bully finds someone or something else to occupy his time.

I don't go telling my boss when someone i work with pisses me off. I confront them and work it out in person. If that doesn't work then you get your boss involved. No boss wants to deal with kid shite.

You can't teach a kid to rely on others to solve his problems all the time.

Yeah, am not looking forward to that one...

I offered advice to him on how to handle his problem that worked for me

His son does not want to fight. What don't you people get about this?

And why should he make him? I'm not saying a kid should never defend themself, I'm saying this kid is fricking 5. A couple years ago he was a toddler

And my son wasn't bullied physically. It was verbally. I would not condone him beating up the kid over him saying mean things to him. That's never appropriate IMO. Why is fighting the answer for children but adults who fight are trashy? There will always be assholes and people who don't like you

And the bullying stopped once the school suspended the kid. So yes the school can take care of the issue

As far as work, yeah talk to the person first. I am quite sure my son told that little jerk to shut up. But sometimes that doesn't work and you have to go up the food chain

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If I were there I'd kick your arse

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you can take the girl out of Bossier...

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You can't go around screaming "bully" when you're an adult.

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Just the thought of an adult doing this makes me

I think this sums it up very nicely

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Did you not read my post prior to that one?

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Yes, and I agree with you to a point.

I raised both of my sons in this "zero tolerance" age and they were both told that if someone picked on them and started anything with them then they had the green light to defend themselves. I also told them that they better be 100% right and that if they ever got into a fight where it wasn't necessary then they were going to be in trouble with me.

Over the years they asked me a few times about how my rule conflicted with the school rule. So I explained how my rule was more important than the school's rule in this case. They totally understood that I would support them 100% if they got suspended or expelled but they damn sure better have been defending themselves.